Registered Nurse-Piedmont Geriatric Hospital
About The Position
Piedmont Geriatric Hospital is hiring a unit-based Registered Nurse to supervise nursing staff on one of four treatment units. The position participates in treatment team meetings and therapeutic program activities and ensures patient care is delivered according to individual treatment plans. The nurse serves as a leadership point for a team of health care professionals by guiding, coaching, and evaluating staff. The role uses the nursing process and knowledge of pharmacology, psychiatric disorders, and the physical, psychological, and social needs of psychiatric patients. It requires delegating nursing activities and supervising and counseling nursing employees. The position is currently hiring for evening and night shift rotations. Available schedules include 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; 8-hour shifts from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; and five 8-hour evening or night shifts.
Requirements
- Basic computer knowledge.
- Virginia State Board of Registered Nursing license.
Nice To Haves
- Considerable psychiatric and/or geriatric experience.
- Medical-surgical nursing experience.
- Previous supervisory experience.
- Long-term care and nursing home experience.
- Experience working with electronic health records.
Responsibilities
- Supervise nursing staff on one of four treatment units.
- Participate in treatment team meetings and therapeutic program activities.
- Ensure patient care is delivered according to individual treatment plans.
- Guide, coach, and evaluate staff as the leadership point for a team of health care professionals.
- Use the nursing process and knowledge of pharmacology, psychiatric disorders, and psychiatric patients’ physical, psychological, and social needs.
- Delegate nursing activities and supervise and counsel nursing employees.
- Demonstrate competency as defined by the Competency Assessment.
Benefits
- $5,000 sign-on bonus for eligible new hires.
- Choice of health plans.
- Paid life insurance.
- Retirement plans.
- 13 paid holidays.
- Annual leave.
- Family personal leave.
- Sick leave.
- Employee discount programs.
- Shift differential pay is listed for direct service associate/CNA roles; the posting does not specify that these differentials apply to this Registered Nurse position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
